SynthesisPloS one2023
Is movement variability altered in people with chronic non-specific low back pain? A systematic review.
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- Pooled it
- Core stability versus postural control training for pain, disability, and sensorimotor function in chronic non-specific low back pain.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- A Multi-Sensor, Multi-Movement Exploratory Study of Motion Tape Strain Data for Low Back Pain Classification.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Understanding Motor Adaptation in the Transition to Sustained Pain: Protocol for a Longitudinal Experimental Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- The association of lumbar paraspinal muscle size and quality with physical function, disability, and pain in adults with chronic low back pain.JOSPT open · 2026Article
- Functional Biomarkers Associated with Risk of Low Back Pain in Firefighters: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- Response to the letter to the editor on: "Effect of experimental knee pain location on gait kinematics".European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Trunk Laterality Judgement in Chronic Low Back Pain: Influence of Low Back Pain History, Task Complexity, and Clinical Correlates.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Correlation between physical functioning tests and central sensitization in patients with chronic low back pain.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- 3D motion capture data into a kinematic composite score for assessing musculoskeletal impairments.Journal of biomechanics · 2025Article
- Motion analysis of 3D multi-segmental spine during gait in symptom remission people with low back pain: a pilot study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Correlation Between Pain Intensity and Trunk Sway in Seated Posture Among Office Workers with Chronic Spinal Pain: A Pilot Field-Based Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Article
- Sex-specific trunk movement coordination in participants with low-back pain and asymptomatic controls.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Assessing lumbar posture variability in individuals with chronic low back pain in daily life.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Associations between pain-related fear and lumbar movement variability during activities of daily living in patients with chronic low back pain and healthy controls.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundVariability in spine kinematics is a common motor adaptation to pain, which has been measured in various ways. However, it remains unclear whether low back pain (LBP) is typically characterised by increased, decreased or unchanged kinematic variability. Therefore, the aim of this review was to synthesise the evidence on whether the amount and structure of spine kinematic variability is altered in people with chronic non-specific LBP (CNSLBP).
methodsElectronic databases, grey literature, and key journals were searched from inception up to August 2022, following a published and registered protocol. Eligible studies must investigated kinematic variability in CNSLBP people (adults ≥18 years) while preforming repetitive functional tasks. Two reviewers conducted screening, data extraction, and quality assessment independently. Data synthesis was conducted per task type and individual results were presented quantitatively to provide a narrative synthesis. The overall strength of evidence was rated using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation guidelines.
findingsFourteen observational studies were included in this review. To facilitate the interpretation of the results, the included studies were grouped into four categories according to the task preformed (i.e., repeated flexion and extension, lifting, gait, and sit to stand to sit task). The overall quality of evidence was rated as a very low, primarily due to the inclusion criteria that limited the review to observational studies. In addition, the use of heterogeneous metrics for analysis and varying effect sizes contributed to the downgrade of evidence to a very low level.
interpretationIndividuals with chronic non-specific LBP exhibited altered motor adaptability, as evidenced by differences in kinematic movement variability during the performance of various repetitive functional tasks. However, the direction of the changes in movement variability was not consistent across studies.
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